"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Warn of ( সতর্ক করা ) He warned me of the danger.
  • Object to ( আপত্তি করা ) He objected to my proposal.
  • Add to ( যোগ করা ) Add this to that.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Burst out ( ফেটে পড়া ) He burst out laughing at my joke.
  • Look after ( দেখাশোনা করা ) There is none to look after her.

Idioms:

  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • In a nut shell ( খুব সংক্ষেপে ) Tell the story in a nut shell.
  • Square meal ( পেট ভরা আহার ) He is too poor to have a square meal every day.
  • Breathe one's last ( মারা যাওয়া ) The old man breathed his last on Sunday last.